Higher Education Commission Balochistan, FATA scholarships
HEC doubled scholarships for Balochistan, FATA
Islamabad, Dec 2: The Higher Education Commission has doubled the number
of scholarships allocated for postgraduate students from Balochistan and FATA
under the commission's programme called 'Provision of Higher Education
Opportunities for Students of Balochistan and FATA'. The decision was taken on
Tuesday in a meeting of the Project Steering Committee, chaired by Dr Sohail
Naqvi, executive director of the HEC. The meeting had been held to double the
number of scholarships for students of Balochistan and FATA for postgraduate
programmes from 60 to 120. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Naqvi proposed that the
committee increase scholarships for students of the underprivileged areas. The
steering committee unanimously approved 120 scholarships for postgraduate
programmes in intake of batch-II for the year 2009-10. The names of the 120
students have also been uploaded on the HEC website. Daily times
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"it is a good decision of increasing postgraguate seats but i am not satisfied because in the last two years no student of our region i.e FR lakki is selected in this program.so plz gave separate seats to each FR in undergraguat and post graguate programs.as the education level in fr lakki is very low as compared to other FRs. "
Name: muhammad nawaz bettani
Email: mnawaz_bettani@yahoo.com
City, Country: peshawr,pakistan
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Private schools to move SC against ban on science students
Rawalpindi: The heads of private educational institutions on
Tuesday decided to move the Supreme Court (SC) and launch a protest campaign
against the ban imposed by eight educational boards on private science students
for appearing in matriculation examination. The future of thousands of science
students is likely to be affected by the decision as the heads of private
institutions have informed them that they could only appear as private candidate
with arts subjects for the matriculation examination 2010, sources said here on
Tuesday. The Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rawalpindi, Lahore,
Multan, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sargodha, DG Khan and Bahawalpur have imposed a
ban on private candidates on appearing in matriculation examination with science
subjects. In a bid to save the future of the students, the heads of private
educational institutions would not only move to the SC but they will launch a
protest movement, the sources added. They believed that it would be very
difficult for the students to switch over from science subjects to the arts
subjects at the eleventh hour. It may be mentioned here that each year, a large
number of students get admissions in private educational institutions after
failing to get admissions in government schools. APP
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1,238 educators assumed duties in Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi: One thousand two hundred and thirty-eight educators assumed
their responsibilities here Tuesday in District Rawalpindi. According to
details, appointment letters have been issued to 1,238 educators who have been
appointed in different girls and boys' schools in Rawalpindi. All appointments
have been made on merit. District President Punjab SES Teachers Association
Muhammad Shafique has expressed happiness over the appointments and said that
2,500 posts are still lying vacant in the district. The public and social
circles are content with the decision and expressed hope that the appointments
of the new educators would improve the district's educational system.
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Schools reopened with thin attendance
Rawalpindi: All government and private educational institutions in the city were
reopened on Tuesday after Eid holidays. However, attendance remained quite thin,
as most students, as well as teachers, did not turn up. Children were seen busy
in gossiping about Eid and sacrificial animals in schools due to the absence of
teachers. A number of government college professors and teachers pointed out
that since the current academic year has already been delayed by almost a month,
neither the teachers would be able to cover the entire course nor would the
students be able to comprehend the course. The news
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Poster contest on dowry issues
Islamabad: Sachet-Pakistan is organising a poster competition on the topic of
'Dowry' at Sachet Community Development Programme Gagri, Sihala today
(Wednesday). The Society for Advancement of Community, Health, Education &
Training (Sachet) has invited students and children from local educational
institutions for participation in the competition. The programme is being
organised under the ongoing 16-day activities to mark violence against women, an
official of Sachet said. APP
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Tree of Peace planted at PAL
Islamabad: Peter Curman, renowned Swedish literati and recipient of
'Quaid-i-Azam International Award for Literature,' visited the Pakistan Academy
of Letters (PAL) here on Tuesday and planted a 'Tree of Peace'. Speaking
on the occasion, Curman said that writers are like trees, and expressed hope
that this tree of peace would bring the literati of both the countries closer in
an everlasting bond of friendship that would further strengthen and grow like
the tree. Peter Curman arrived in Pakistan to receive the 'Quaid-i-Azam
International Award for Literature' conferred on him by PAL. PAL Chairman Fakhar
Zaman welcomed the guest of honour, who was accompanied by his daughter, Lovisa
Curman. Fakhar Zaman said the 'Peace Tree' planted by Peter Curman has
tied an eternal bond of friendship between both the countries and would stand
tall and grow as a valuable treasure for our literary bond. Peter Curman went
through various departments of PAL during his visit. During a meeting
held on the occasion, matters of mutual literary interest were discussed. Both
agreed to make an effort to enhance literary interaction between both countries
through literary exchanges. The exchange of writer's programme and translations
of literatures of Pakistan and Sweden were also discussed. A decision was agreed
upon by both that Sweden would publish the translations of Pakistani writers and
PAL would publish the translations of Swedish writers.
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College Principal passed away
Miranshah: Prof Mohammad Ibrahim, Principal Government Postgraduate College
North Waziristan, passed away Tuesday after brief illness. His funeral was
offered at his native Miramshah village. Late Prof Ibrahim was brother of senior
tribal journalist Malik Mumtaz Khan, correspondent of The News International,
Urdu daily Jang and Geo News in North Waziristan and father of Dr Mohammad
Yousuf of Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar. The news
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